Unit 1 Psychology

Which of the following is NOT an example of pseudoscience?

• Phrenology

• Palmistry

• Psychology

• Numerology

What is a pseudoscience?

• A field or theory that is not tested under empirical (scientific, reliable, valid) conditions

• A field or theory that draws conclusions from unreliable and non-systematic data collection procedures

• A field or theory that is created under influence of personal bias

• All of these are correct

An interneuron connects a motor neuron to a ______ neuron and is located in the ______.

• Motor, PNS

• Sensory, CNS

• Motor, CNS

• None of these

A sensory neuron carries _____ information. A motor neuron carries ______ information.

• Afferent, efferent

• Efferent, afferent

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which part of a neuron receives neural information from another neuron?

• Soma

• Axon terminal

• Myelin sheath

• Dendrites

Which branch of the human nervous system has the function of initiating voluntary movement and carrying sensory information received from the external environment?

• Autonomic NS

• Parasympathetic NS

• Sympathetic NS

• Somatic NS

Movement on which side of the body is controlled by the right primary motor cortex control?

• Left

• Right

A physiological function of the right hemisphere:

• Recognising emotions

• Movement on the right side of the body

• Movement on the left side of the body

• Non-verbal tasks

Emotional development involves __________ in how an individual experiences different feelings and how these feelings are expressed, interpreted and dealt with.

• developments

• changes

• emotions

• growth

Differences in monozygotic twins' development would be due to ____________ influences.

• Environmental

• Heredity

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5